Cross-cloud app-db setup sees 13x latency hit, new networking benchmarks show
DanielLockyer · x · 2026-10-05
A new latency benchmark from NathanFlurry, amplified by engineer Daniel Lockyer, quantifies deployment topology costs: app server and database across different clouds incurs 13x higher latency, cross-AZ is 6x slower than same-AZ, placement groups beat availability zones, and undersea cables remain an engineering marvel. Lockyer notes he's seen far too many cross-continent app<->database setups in the wild.
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